Amazon Drought Documentation

Shoot

GP0STO1NI

10/23/2005

The Amazon is a global treasure, and is often called, “the lungs of the planet.” It is home to the greatest variety of life on Earth. For decades, deforestation has plagued the Amazon, and now global warming is delivering another lethal blow. The Amazon is experiencing the worst drought in more than 40 years, and experts believe that global warming and massive deforestation are to blame. Tape features interview with Philip Fearnside, Research Professor from the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA); dead Pink River Dolphin (Botos) washed up on shore; riverboats moored along shallow riverbank; catfish swimming on water surface and aerials of shallows river.

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